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We must also be The Cure: A review of “Everything is Tuberculosis”
A review of Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green. Penguin Random House, 2025. 184 pages Everyone is familiar with John Green; he…
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What’s Your Bag? w/ Stephanie Bendeck Roman
M&L: What’s your bag? SBD: I actually received this bag from my older brother as a gift at my high school graduation…
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LGBT Representation in “Red, White & Royal Blue”
A review of Red, White & Royal Blue, by Casey McQuiston. St Martin’s Griffin, 2019. When I picked up Red, White &…
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“The Mirror & the Lamp” reviews “AURORA: What Happened to the Earth? Live From Mexico City”
On Saturday, March 7th, at 3:45 p.m. McKenna Schillinger, Taylor Whitmore, Carter L. Myers, Cecilia Garcia Luengas, and Karissa L. Geisinger attended…
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Visiting The Goon Squad: Examining Jennifer Egan’s Time at Western Illinois University
On March 5th, 2026, Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize winner, journalist, author of 2010’s A Visit from the Goon Squad and its 2022…
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Proust Questionnaire – Jennifer Egan
This was a live edited interview between Karissa Geisinger and Jennifer Egan, conducted on March 5th, 2026. Jennifer Egan is a Brooklyn-based…
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All that glitters is not “Schmutz” a feature on Dr. Seegulam’s presentation of “The Philosophy of Schmutz”
On a warm day in February 2026, Dr. Esa Seegulam presented on The Philosophy of Schmutz in the Camp Point Library. There…
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Everyday English Majors: Guysha Guy
Guysha Guy is currently an undergraduate student at Western Illinois University, majoring in English Literature and minoring in Creative Writing. She loves…
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A Warrior for Earth: A review of “What Happened to the Heart?”
A review essay of What Happened to the Heart? by AURORA. Decca, Glassnote and Petroleum Records, 2024. You can give up on…
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A Stew of Sounds: A review of “The Gods We Can Touch”
A review essay of The Gods We Can Touch by AURORA. Decca and Glassnote Records, 2022. “[a] long time ago we seemed…
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A Lesson on Balance: A review of “Infections of a Different Kind of Human”
A review essay of Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1) and A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) by AURORA. Decca…
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A Warrior of Love: A review of “All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (Deluxe)”
A review essay of All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (Deluxe) by AURORA. Decca and Glassnote Records, 2016. AURORA’s debut…
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